Med mal cap bill filed

Del. Dave Albo, chairman of the House Courts of Justice Committee, has introduced House Bill 1459 to seal the deal that the Virginia Trial Lawyers and the Medical Society of Virginia reached to increase the cap on medical malpractice awards by $50,000 a year over the next 20 years.

VTLA Executive Director Jack Harris said his group and the MSV expect to line up a Senate patron as well. We had an article detailing the long road to the deal, including the “tough love” Albo and his Senate counterpart, Henry Marsh, laid on the organizations.
By Alan Cooper